[28] Cookies, Charisma & Bias: Exploring the Hidden Consequences and Impact of Teaching Evaluations

In this episode, Adam (and resident guest co-host Mario Corrado) speak with Dr. Lynfa Stroud about the complexities of teaching evaluations in medical education. They discuss some of the biases that influence evaluations, the unintended consequences that can arise, and the delicate power dynamics between learners and educators. Their conversation underscores the need for a more nuanced, supportive approach to assessing teaching quality - one that moves beyond student ratings to foster genuine growth and development in medical education. Length of episode: 48:34 Resources to check out How Teacher Evaluations Broke the University "We give them all A's, and they give us all fives." By Rose Horowitch The Doctor Fox Lecture: A Paradigm of Educational Seduction Donald H. Naftulin , M.D., John E. Ware, Jr., and Frank A. Donnelly Stroebe, W. (2020). Student Evaluations of Teaching Encourages Poor Teaching and Contributes to Grade Inflation: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis. Basic and Applied Social Psychology , 42 (4), 276–294. Contact Contact us: keylime@royalcollege.ca Follow: Dr. Adam Szulewski

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[28] Cookies, Charisma & Bias: Exploring the Hidden Consequences and Impact of Teaching Evaluations is an episode from KeyLIME by Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

This episode is 48:35 long.

This episode was published on Nov 11, 2025.

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